We all know
that Play-Doh existed well before the 80ís, but considering that
it was probably part of your 80ís childhood, we thought we would
include a page about it. Play-Doh started in the 1930ís as a
compound for cleaning coal compounds from wallpaper, but by the
1950ís, it had been reworked and turned into an educational
toy. Play-Doh is essentially an innocuous mix of water, salt,
flour, and a couple of other ingredients that makes for a
fabulous modeling compound. In the 1970ís and 1980ís, a number
of Fun Factory sets could be used with Play-Doh to make a number
of fun shapes. For example, the Play-Doh Fuzzy Bumper Barber &
Beauty Shop was released in 1977. Play-Doh could be squeezed
out of the top of a figurineís head as hair, and then
subsequently styled and cut. Other sets included the Fun
Factory, Mop Top Hair Shop, and Make-a-Meal.